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ArticleBrain sciences2019

Electrical Stimulation of C6 Glia-Precursor Cells In Vitro Differentially Modulates Gene Expression Related to Chronic Pain Pathways.

Ricardo Vallejo, David C Platt, Jonathan A Rink, Marjorie A Jones, Courtney A Kelley, Ashim Gupta, Cynthia L Cass, Kirk Eichenberg, Alejandro Vallejo, William J Smith and 2 more

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Article in Brain sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ricardo VallejoMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. rvallejo@treatingpain.com.
David C PlattDepartment of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA. dcplatt@ilstu.edu.
Jonathan A RinkDepartment of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA. jrink@iwu.edu.
Marjorie A JonesDepartment of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA. majone3@ilstu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6306-0700
Courtney A KelleyMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. cklumbrera@gmail.com.
Ashim GuptaMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. ashim6786@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1224-2755
Cynthia L CassMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. ccass95@gmail.com.
Kirk EichenbergDepartment of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA. keichen0311@gmail.com.
Alejandro VallejoMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. avlumbrera@gmail.com.
William J SmithMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. William.J.Smith.MED@dartmouth.edu.
Ramsin BenyaminMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. rbenyamin@treatingpain.com.
David L CedeñoMillennium Pain Center, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA. dclumbrera@gmail.com.
Illinois Wesleyan University · USIllinois State University · USDartmouth College · USMillennium Pain Center · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glial cells comprise the majority of cells in the central nervous system and exhibit diverse functions including the development of persistent neuropathic pain. While earlier theories have proposed that the applied electric field specifically affects neurons, it has been demonstrated that electrical stimulation (ES) of neural tissue modulates gene expression of the glial cells. This study examines the effect of ES on the expression of eight genes related to oxidative stress and neuroprotection in cultured rodent glioma cells. Concentric bipolar electrodes under seven different ES types were used to stimulate cells for 30 min in the presence and absence of extracellular glutamate. ES consisted of rectangular pulses at 50 Hz in varying proportions of anodic and cathodic phases. Real-time reverse-transcribed quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used to determine gene expression using the ∆∆C

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cell cultureelectrical stimulationgene expressionglial cellsoxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID31683631
PMCPMC6896182
OpenAlexW2982649762

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